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One Day Course on Swarm Management led by Tony Harris NDB.

The course will cover:

Understanding honeybee swarming behaviour.

Prevention & control techniques

Bait hives and collecting swarms

The course will deal with things every beekeeper should know about swarms including many tips, tricks and techniques that you may not have heard of. After the day you'll be a better beekeeper, will have a lot more options when you discover swarm cells, and can hope to have a much more productive year.

People who Should Attend

Anyone who keeps bees and wants to know more about how they can prevent or control swarming in the coming season. This course is aimed at more experienced beekeepers who still have trouble with swarming bees. It is also suitable for new beekeepers who are keen to get to grips with this very challenging aspect of the art of Beekeeping.

Tony Harris

Tony Harris NDB is the short course Director of the NDB, he is a bee farmer and an active member of Moray Beekeepers Association in Scotland where he manages 150 hives. He is an assessor for the Scottish Beekeepers Association (SBA), a Honey Judge, a BBKA Correspondence Course tutor and a regular contributor to beekeeping publications in England and Scotland. Tony is a former general secretary of the SBA and in 2015 attained the National Diploma in Beekeeping qualification. He gives talks and lectures to community and beekeeping groups on all matters relating to bees, the environment and conservation.